Roman
Empire.
Julius Caesar died 44 b.c.
·
He put an end to Civil War.
·
He had to restore the
constitution.
·
Demobilise the army with
maintenance of an efficient defense against barbarians.
He became the first Emperor of Rome.
He made peace with the provinces. He let them
take care of most of their own business.
The
age of the five good emperors 96 – 192.
·
Economic prosperity
·
Trade and growth of cities
·
Beginning of barbarian
menace on the frontiers.
193
– 235.
·
Military Monarchy
·
All free men within the
empire given Roman citizenship.
235
– 284.
·
22 Emperors in 49 years
·
Civil War
·
Breakdown of the Empire.
·
Barbarian invasion
·
Severe economic decline
284
– 337.
·
Political recovery
·
Autocracy
·
Legalisation of Christianity
·
Transition to the Middle Age in the West
·
Birth of Byzantine Empire in
the East